PEORIA (HOI) — Experts say vaccine rollout remains steady amid what they are calling a “resurgence” in cases – but now, new challenges face local health leaders. The Peoria City/County Health Department says it has seen about 270 new cases per day over the past week… Dr. Stephen Hippler of OSF…
(HOI) — Public health officials in the Tri-County area are reporting three additional COVID-19-related deaths on Tuesday. Woodford County is…
Individuals who are age 16 and older can now sign up for their COVID-19 vaccination through OSF HealthCare’s…
An in-depth analysis by The New York Times and The Marshall Project finds prisons across the country weren’t ready to handle the influx of COVID-19…
SPRINGFIELD (HOI) — Hospitalizations by those who have tested positive for COVID-19 have doubled in a month, the Illinois Department of Public…
BLOOMINGTON (HOI) — McLean County public health officials are reporting three additional COVID-19-related deaths and 53 new cases on Tuesday. The…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of…
PEORIA (HOI) — Health departments in the Tri-County area of Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties announced Tuesday it would be pausing its…
The company announced the decision Tuesday after regulators in the United States said they were recommending a “pause” in administering the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to…
(HOI) — The Illinois High School Association board says those playing in low-risk outdoor sports do not have to wear masks while playing. The…
PEORIA (HOI) – For the local Salvation Army, a $20,000 grant is a game changer to send kids to summer camp this year. The Salvation Army’s Heartland…
(HOI) – A member of Gov. JB Pritzker’s staff has tested positive for COVID-19, but the governor will not be going into isolation as he has done when…
PEKIN (HOI) — Reditus Laboratories says among a pool of 321 positive COVID-19 tests, 14 cases from Central Illinois were determined to be the…
(HOI) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday is announcing 2,433 new COVID-19 cases and 18 additional deaths, bringing the state’s…
EAST PEORA (HOI) — Both the Peoria and Woodford County Health Departments say they have openings for COVID-19 vaccinations this week. In Peoria…
The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is resuming in-person visitation at its correctional…
PEKIN (HOI) — Reditus Laboratories announced over the weekend it has detected four COVID-19 variants in 321 randomly selected positive tests that…
(HOI) — More people are getting sick with COVID-19, but at the same time more people are getting vaccinated than ever before. As of Friday, more…
PEORIA (HOI) — This week, 2 Chez and Cyd’s in the Park said they would be ceasing or limiting dining options, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in…
PEORIA (HOI) – Bradley University has received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 to inject into the arms of its students. The Hilltop…
PEORIA (HOI) — Health officials delivered a message that’s been heard several times in the past few weeks, people are getting complacent. During a…
NORMAL (HOI) — Thursday was one of three days over the next week that Illinois State University will offer vaccinations directly to its students.…
PEORIA (HOI) — A multi-agency is underway to vaccinate large sections of the general public who until now haven’t had easy access to the COVID-19…
